Girus

//ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV)
  2. 2
    Synonym of giant virus. broadly, informal

Synonyms

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giant virus

Etymology

Blend of giant + virus; coined by J M Claverie, H Ogata, S Audic, C Abergel, K Suhre, P E Fournier, in a 2006 paper in Virus Research (DOI 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.01.008).

Related phrases

giant virusnucleocytoplasmic large dna virus

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